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Japan Has Small Aircraft Carriers Armed with F-35 Fighters

Key Points and Summary: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has introduced "mini-aircraft carriers," such as the JS Kaga and JS Izumo, refitted to deploy F-35B stealth fighters. These vessels ...
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The Japanese Navy’s F-35s Are Flexing Their Wings in the Indo-Pacific

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will conduct joint exercises with the Royal Navy. Last week, the Royal Navy flagship aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales departed Darwin, Australia, ...
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Exclusive: First Japanese F-35B Makes Maiden Flight

The aircraft is the first of 42 F-35B Lightning IIs that will be delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japanese F-35B BX-1successfully completed its first test flight from Lockheed Martin ...
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Update: Japan says Chinese J-15 aggressively intercepted patrol aircraft

A PLAN Shenyang J-15 carrier-borne fighter aircraft flies next to a Japan Lockheed P-3C maritime patrol aircraft on 8 June 2025. (Japanese MoD) A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Lockheed ...